Unlock a PDF with permission restrictions

A restricted PDF that blocks copying and editing

The same PDF with its permission restrictions removed

Remove the permission restrictions from my PDF without changing its pages.

This removes permission restrictions. It cannot open a PDF protected by an unknown user password.

Common questions

Can this open a PDF when I do not know the password?

No. It removes owner permission restrictions from a PDF that already opens. It cannot discover or bypass an unknown password required to open the file.

What restrictions can it remove?

It can remove restrictions that block selecting, copying, editing or printing from a PDF that you are already allowed to open.

Will the pages look different?

No. The PDF is decrypted without rendering its pages again, so its page content and layout stay unchanged.

Do I need an account?

No. Your first conversion runs without signing up.